more duvet blankets... or in search of the narwhale

Okay, here's the blanket I made for Erin and Mike, but (a) fell in love with it, (b) realized it matched our couch nicely and (c) found some more beautiful fabric that seemed more "erin and mike" than this pretty nani iro double gauze floral.... now it lived on our couch, and they have a beautiful blue one.

 That same idea from purl bee which is lovely because it is easy and it also showcases fabric that I fall in love with, and yep, I fell in love again.  I had decided when Suz. told me they were expecting a little girl to go with the primary colors... no bubble gum pink for this princess.  Nope.

 Then I headed to fabric depot, got this great flannel, that I swear was the softest flannel that I placed hands on in a pretty huge selection... plus (I know its floral) it looks like sea anemonies.
and in spite of a cart full of other lovelies, this cute (nar)whale fabric just was impossible to pass.

SO... baby girl gets a pretty pink super soft and cushy wool batting with silver machine ties (and a few little tidbits).

as a reminder to myself... always look at the directions before starting a project, even if you are confident that something this simple, that you have done before would be no problem.  Yep, layered the pieces incorrectly, sewed it all up and went to turn it right-side-out and it was all sorts of out-of-order with batting on the outside.  Had to rip it all out and do it again... that's a lot of ripping out.